How To Install python-ase on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ase on CentOS 7. python-ase is Atomic Simulation Environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ase on CentOS 7.

What is python-ase

The Atomic Simulation Environment (ASE) is the common part of the simulation tools developed at CAMd. ASE provides Python modules for manipulating atoms, analyzing simulations, visualization etc.

We can use yum or dnf to install python-ase on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-ase.

Install python-ase on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-ase using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-ase

Install python-ase on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-ase using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-ase

How To Uninstall python-ase on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python-ase package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python-ase

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ase on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.